yponomeute
French, noun\i.pɔ.nɔ.møːt\
yponomeute is spelled Y-P-O-N-O-M-E-U-T-E (10 letters). Yponomeute is a French masculine noun meaning “ermine moth (of the genus Yponomeuta)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit papillon nocturne dont la chenille, de nom scientifique Yponomeuta malinellus, très nuisible, qui tisse…”.
What does yponomeute mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineermine moth (of the genus Yponomeuta)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit papillon nocturne dont la chenille, de nom scientifique Yponomeuta malinellus, très nuisible, qui tisse des toiles denses autour des rameaux des arbres fruitiers et en dévore les feuilles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of yponomeute
- yponomeutes plural
- hyponomeute
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce yponomeute?
- \i.pɔ.nɔ.møːt\
- [i.pɔ.nɔ.møːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.